Valve.



W. CUGPE'B.

VALVE (Application filed Jan. 4, 1902.

Paiente'd Dec; I6, M32.

(No Model.)

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- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 71 5,7 58, dated December 16,

" Application filed January 4, 1902. Serial No. 88,434. (No model.)

zen of the United States otAinerica,and a residentoi' the city of Denver, county of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, have invented cer tain. new and usefullmproveinents in Valves, of which the following is a specification.

In the drawing the View shown is an. elevation of my invention.

My invention, generally speaking, consists in a new and improved valve for steam or power lines and kindred uses.

In the use of a simple cut-0E valve in a line conveying steam or other power from a boiler or compressor to an engine great danger attends the sudden closing or partial closing of the valve cutting oit'the supply of power from the engine. The closingof the valve, while it causes a reduction of the pressure in the line-between Valve and engine, on theother hand causes a sudden and considerable rise in pressure in the line between the source of power and the valve. The safety-valve in a steam-boiler takes care of the increased pressure at the boiler; but before the elasticity of the steam can distribute the suddenly-increased pressure in the line caused by closing or partially closing the valve in the steam- .line, and thus halting the moving column of steam, the pipe has been subjected to a violent wrench, resulting frequently in ruptures attended by diastrous results. This is espe cially true when the engines are some dis tance from the boiler, as in rolling-mills and large ocean vessels, where steam-lines two or, three hundred feet long'are not unusual. In such cases the column of steam by the time it has reached the valve in the steamline'has lost some of its elasticity,'and there fore a sudden increase inpressure is not so quickly distributed, but exerted to a large degree directly against the line at the valve.

To remedy. these objections and dangers, I

have invented an improved valve device by' means of whichupo'n cutting ofi. or reducing the power from the engine at the same time and by the same operation the pressure is proportionately relieved in the steam-line back of the valve, so that no sudden rise resuits. This I effect by exhausting a portion of the steam in the space back of the stopvalve, or I may do away with a direct sto c- 5 is an exhaust leading out from the steam 1 valve in the line and control the siiunly of power to the engine by an exhaust-valve in i the line, by opening or shutting which Iregu;

late both the steam-supply at the engines and prevent any such sudden increase of pressure in the steam-line.

The capacity of such x-f haust will be preferablyless than that .of the steam-line, so that even when the exhaust is entirely open the boiler-pressure Will DOlJfbG seriously affected.

Insoinuch as the closing of the stop-valve in the steam-line alone will not'relievethe pressure in the portion of the steam-line be tween the stop-valve and the engines; so that the engines will still operate until such pressure'is utilized, I provide an exhaust for that portion of the steam-line which is gpera'ted in conjunction with the stop-valve in like mann'er as the exhaust for the other sections of the steam-line is operated thereby, s'o-that upon the'closinc, or partiallyclosiug, of the stop-valve this last-mentioned exhaust i's'proportiouately partly or entirely opened, as the case may be, so that the pressureis relieved in that portiou'of the steam-lineand the pressure of steam or power on the engine-cylinders is partly or entirely removed, and therefore the engines respond quickly to'the op-.- eration of the stop-valve.

The following is a detailed description "of I my invention, reference being had to the drawing which makes part of thissp'ecifica: tion.

power-generating plant being supposed in the drawing to be to the left, while the engines are to the right. In the line 1 I place valve 2, which regulates the supplyof power tothe engines.

l'is a steam or power line, the boilersor I have shown a shuttervalveFol?? usual construction at this "point'as' being among the, most suitable form's oi' valves; but a plug-valve or valve of any design foun convenient may be substituted;

, 2 are the valve-shutters, which are .erated in the usual manner by gears 2 2",- -which are in turn operated by gear 3', jour- Z naled-on the steam-line and providedf-with line between the boilers and the valve 2, ad'- jaccnt to said valve. 6, which may be of any convenient design,

In exhaust 5 is valve" though I have shown a simple form for the sake of clearness. Valve (3 is provided with arm '7, which is operatively connected with arm 4- by rod 8. On the steam-line 1, between stop-valve 2 and theiengines, I place a second exhaust 9, provided likewise with valve 10, of any convenient design. Valve 10 is provided with arm 11, connected to arm 4 by rod 12.

13 is a cylinder operated by air or other convenient power, provided with connections 13 13 for the alternate admission of power. These connections 13 13 are led to a two-way valve or other suitable throttle (not'shown) which controls the ad mission of power to the cylinder and is operated by hand or other means, as desired, such as some automatic device.

14. is a piston reciprocating in the cylinder 13 and provided with rod 15, which is connected at its outer end with arm 4 by a slotted connection. It will thus 'be seen that the reciprocation of piston 14 in cylinder 13 actuates arm 4, and thus operates valves 2, 6, and 10. In the drawing valve 2 is shown closed and exhaust-valves 6 and 10 open. Arms 8 and 12 are so assembled with valvearms 7 and 11 that when valve 2 is open valves 6 and 10 are closed and when valve 2 is closed valves 6 and 10 are 'open, and consequently a partial closing of valve 2 will result in a proportionately partial opening of valves 6 and 10.

The operation of my device is as follows: Supposing valve'2 to be open and full power being admitted through the line to the engines, when itis desired to quickly cut o'if the power from the engines, as in cases of emergency, by means of thethrottle on cylinder 13 the airis'admitted in said cylinder through the proper connection 13, so as to force the piston 14L from the. position shown by dotted lines to that shown by the fulllines in the drawing, thus by means of rod 15 drawing back arm at from the position' shown by the dotted lines to that shown by the-full lines. This correspondingly rotates partial gear 3, thus rotating the shutters 2 2 fromtheir open position, as shown by dotted'.

lines, tctheir closed position. (Shown by full lines in the drawing.) The operation so far cuts off the steam or power from the engines. The movement of arm. 4: will result, as has been shown, in opening of valve 6, thus al lowing the increased pressure in the line 1 between valve 2 and the source of power to escape through exhaust 5, thus relieving this portion of line 1 of the suddenrush of increased pressure attendant on'closing valve 2. Arm 4 also in this operation opens exhaust-valve 10, thus reducing the pressure in the line 1 between valve 2 and the engines, so that the engines respond more quickly to the operation of valve 2. It is often desirable to partially close valve 2 to reduce the amount of power applied to the engines, and in such case. the valve 6 would be partially opened, thus taking care of the proportionate riseof pressure in the line 1 between valve 2 and the source of power. The exhaust-waive '10 would also be proportionately opened by the 'same operation, thus enabling the engines to more quickly respond to the partial closing of stop-valve 2. V

From the above it will be atonce seen that my invention provides simple and eifective means for both controlling the supply of power to driving mechanism and at the same time insuring the power-line against dangerous strains and wrenches arising from the operation of the stop-valve,' especially in cases 0 emergency. I also i'nsure more prompt respouse on the-part of the engines. to the operation of the stop-valve. DI may, however,

do away with stopvalve 2 and control both the supply of steam to theenginesand the pressure on the steam-line by the opening and closing ofexhausnvalve In. this case exhaust 9 may be done away with.

I have shown myinvention as more particularly applied to the useof steam; butin the use of any power under pressure'myimproved valve arrangement willbe found'of great advantage. may be controlled by hand, which is the vmethod usual in such cases; but any device may be provided to control the reciprocation of piston 14, such as connection with a governor or othera'utomatic controller.

My improved valve is especially useful in connection with an automatic controller for ship-propellers, wh'ere said valve is controll'ed by.-the 'sea.- It will thus be seen. that my in vention is of great utility and may be utilized in manifold'waysp Although I have described my invention with minuteness, I do not intend to limit myself thereby, but claim, broadly In controller-yalyes; the combination of a.

power-line; a stop-valve in said power-line; an exhaust-valvein said power-line between the source of power and said stop-valve, and

a second exhaust-valve in said pdwer-line on the opposite side 'of' said stop-valve, both of said exhaust-.ivalves' being operatively connected with said stopvalve.

Signed by me at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, this 30th day of December, 1901.

\VILLIAM COOPER. Witnesses:

EDWARD A; LAWRENCE, .1, Born Dora.

1 have explained that my device 

